Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-27
STATE NEWS.



The first of four shipments of horses and
sheep from Addison county to be made this
season to Buenos Ayres was started the 10th
instant. The proprietors are J. A. Wright
of Niddlebury and Charles Witherell Of
Cornwall The latter accompanies the
stock. 1t consists Of eight horses among
which is Harvester son Of Daniel
Lambert, " thirty nine Spanish Merino sheep
and one French ram from California. The
hay, grain, lumber for stalls on the vessel
and the stock required four cars, and the
entire value of the outfit is supposed TO be
about 10000 The transportation from
New York is by the American steamer
advance" which plies between New York
and Rio Janerio, where the stock is trans
ferred to vessel Of an English line. The
other three shipments soon to be made are
by Hubbard Potter of Middlebury, by
George Dimmick Of Cornwall and Joseph
Close of st. Clairsville, Ohio, and by f. G.
Eels of Middlebury and Cyrus Jennings of
Hubbardton.
BENNINGTON MONUMENT-THE CONTRACT LET
AND WORK TO BE ENTERED UPON AT ONCE.
The building committee of the Benning
ton Battle Monument association have let
the contract for the building of the founda-
ton and monument 300 feet high to Mr..
| w. II. Ward of Lowell, Mass 1t is under
stood that the work is to be ready for the
laying Of the cornerstone by the 10th of
next August, the anniversary of the battle,
and that the structure is to he completed in
three years. The contract price is about
! SD, 600. This leaves margin of the ap-
preparations for incidental expenses. MIR.
| Ward gives bonds with satisfactory sureties
! to perform his agreement, in the sum OF
| 500, 900, and he is not to be paid anything
until he has done $40, 900 worth of work,
| and throughout the work there will always
he that sum in reserve, thus making Sc
curity of $50, 600. Mr.. Ward is an expert
enced builder of large works of masonry,
and is said 10 possess the most ample appa-
ratus for doing it of any man in New Eng
land He will use the stone quarried near
the monument for foundations and backing
and the Sandy Hill or Saratoga stone for
the outside of the monument, which is to
be of rough surface. The public will be
gratified to know that at length this under
taking is put in the way of execution
Prof. George Foster fell through a trap
door in the Universalist church at North
Montpelier the other night, and struck on
his head, causing conclusion of the brain
His recovery is doubtful
William Perkins while shinglng a barn
in Danville last week backed off from the
end Of the roof and fell % feet, receiving
fatal injuries,
A house and barn in st. Adams belong
ing to Edward Vayo Of Lowell, Mass.
were burned Saturday night The loss is
about $500 The supposed cause was boys
smoking in the barn.
Sylvester Green of Bennington was
found hanging dead in his barn Saturday
afternoon. He was IA sober, industrious
man and no reason can be yet assigned for
the act.
The Lake Champlan steamer Water Lily
has woman pilot in the person OF Mrs.
Louise Daniels, wife of Capt. Daniels of
that steamer Mrs Daniels, who is pre-
possessing woman of AZ years, has just re
ceived her license ~ act as pilot on AXE
Champain waters.
Scoundrsls entered the barn Of Miss Liz
gle N. Knapp at Mortified Thursday night
Of last week and destroyed two carriages,
"A sleigh, and sheared the name and tail OF
Of her horse. The selectmen have offered
a reward Of 5000 for the conviction Of the
guilty person or persons.
Mr.. Deberville Of Burlington died from
the effects Of blowing out gas at the Bates
House. Rutland, last week Wednesday
The following recent pensions are an
; nounced for Nermonters Abbie T., widow
| of John NJ. Southwick, West Corlnth Al
bert Thompson, original, East Corinth
Henry II. Hatch, South Royalton Ihadde
us 8. Whipple, Underhill Samuel +
Howes, increase. Bellows Falls William
e Alvah Perry, increase Bondvlle Will
d. Kemp, increase, East Middlebury; Jas
| Buford increase, st. Adams; Estes Co
nant, increase Chelsea Charles II. In
| gals restoration lVndOnVille.
Work at the Fairbanks scale manufacto
nv, st. Johnsbury, has been very duh dur
, ing the past year, and nearly 100 men a
different times have been thrown out o
/ | employment. Orders are now coming IN
very fast, however. New men are beinj
hired, and arrangements are being made T.
build an addition to the already larg
works
= The Goth anniversary Of the departur
n of the Second VT. Regt for the front wi
be celebrated by reunion Of the survivor
a of the regiment in Burlington, June 81
Col Charles II. joyce of Rutland will de
n liver the address.
:, Webster Moves, aged 40, was struck b
Il the passenger train north Sunday mornin
near South Royalton and instantly killed
IL Capt. Conger and Lieuts. Thompson an
10 Mooney of the Barlow Grays, st. Alban'
% have resigned.
= Swanton has closed a contract with Lang
Goodhue 4 Co. of Burlington to put in
r system of water works at a cost of 80
# 600. This includes about three miles {
main pipe and % hydrants. The work vi
be completed by Nov. l,
Father O'Reilley, Roman Catholic prize
r at West Rutland, put summary stop 10
n dance which had been extensively advel
5. tised to be held at Campbell's hall, Frida
1t evening, under the joint auspices of til
lie Knights of Labor and the marble-worker
lie union. During the day Father O'Reille
te called upon Campbell, the owner OF ii
A hall, paid the rent himself and forbad
r Campbell opening it to the dancers.
r The Ely copper mines at Vershire fl
o nous on account Of the riot in 1888, con
a, prising 1000 acres, 100 dwellings, and smel
Y ing furnaces, were sold Wednesday at au
~ ton to f. p George for taxes and $1,000.
III
"Hence these Tears"